Sharing the joy and power of reading
New Haven Reads increases the literacy skills of children by providing individually tailored one-on-one after school tutoring, educational family support, and a community book bank, all at no cost to participants.
Since New Haven Reads was founded in 2001, we have supported more than 7,000 students and distributed over 2.5 million books back into the community, thanks to the help of over 6,000 volunteers. Every week, our one-on-one tutoring and Pre-K/Kindergarten programs respectively serve over 350 children at three New Haven locations….
All of our programs are free of charge!
One-on-one tutoring: A structured hour of individualized literacy help.
Pre-K/Kindergarten: Small class literacy instruction twice a week
Book Bank: A building full of free books for anyone who wants them
Book Orders: A program to request books for pick up Field Trips …
Join more than 400 volunteers and nearly 700 donors who help us spread the joy and power of reading every day. Your financial investment enables New Haven Reads to provide critical literacy services to our Greater New Haven community. We’re looking for passionate, committed volunteers who are eager to make positive contributions to the New …
7,000
students tutored since 2001
405
students
100%
improved in one area of reading
2.6M
books distributed since 2001
142
students twice a week
90%
improved their comprehension
10,000
volunteers since 2001
86
field trips
5
locations across New Haven
TUTOR
“It’s the best! I’m still so grateful to the people who taught me how to read. Being (a small) part of a young person’s journey is so meaningful.”
STUDENT
“Since coming to New
Haven Reads. I’ve been getting better grades and better at reading! I moved up in my reading group at school.”
PARENT
“At school you can only
do so much, at home you
can only do so much,
but NHR has it all.”
DONOR
“Reading books helps
us learn about ourselves, empathize with others, and figure out a world that is
often scary and confusing.
Books save lives.”
Sharing the joy and power of reading
New Haven Reads increases the literacy skills of children by providing individually tailored one-on-one after school tutoring, educational family support, and a community book bank, all at no cost to participants.
Book Bank School Year Hours
Monday: 1pm-7pm
Tuesday: 1pm-7pm
Wednesday: 1pm-7pm
Thursday: 12pm-6pm
Friday: 12pm-6pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Please call to confirm that these hours are accurate. Hours are subject to change when we are on break. All break hours are posted in our scrolling header here on our website, as well as our social media.
45 Bristol Street
New Haven CT 06511
203.752.1923
EIN 760807330
NHR In the Press
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Our Mission
Founded to share the joy and power of reading, New Haven Reads partners with the community to provide free one-on-one tutoring, educational family support, and a book bank to empower aspiring readers to master the literacy skills needed to thrive in school and life.
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